LT to Right – Mrs Galumalemana Ronna Lee (USP) -Secretary, Leiu Silafau Ioane Sio(Pacific Recycle)- President, Mrs Edith Eka Arp – Vice President Missing Mr Eric Groves (Treasurer)
SRWMA hosted Its Annual General Meeting for 2023, at its Tafaigata Headquarters. It was the end of an era as Marina Keil, who has been the president for six years since SRWMA’s establishment in 2017.
Mrs. Keil still remains as a board member for SRWMA, she said “I excluded myself from nominations of the new office, due to family obligations and other work commitments, but will continue to work for the association, and allow ample time for the new President and his Executive to transition into SRWMA operations”.
Mrs Keil announced its new executive committee for 2023.
President – Mr Leiu Silafau Ioane Sio (Pacific Recycle)
Vice President – Mrs Edith Eka Arp
Treasurer –Mr Eric Clem Groves
Secretary – Mrs Galumalemana Ronna Lee (USP)
Keil said “ I believe my time is up, I’ve done all I can to get SRWMA off the ground, and its time for new changes”, she went on to say “Im confident in our new elected committee, their ready and well equipped to take SRWMA to the next level”.
President Leiu Silafau Ioane Sio thanked Mrs Keil for her commitment, hard work to SRWMA and Samoa’s environment over the years for recycling in Samoa, “your work through the association has transformed Samoa into a leader for recycling in the Pacific, so we have big shoes to fill” Mr Sio said.